What is the perfect tee shot? I have asked this question many times and have not really received a consensus on the results. I think each player has their own view and that is valid, but is there really a perfect tee shot? I have parameters that makes a perfect tee shot and rarely does it have anything to do with distance. It plays a factor in my final assessment, but I think a perfect tee shot is so much more. After hitting thousands of tee shots, I am confident I can identify perfection off the tee when I see it. Can you?
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What Makes A True Golf Legend?
I have often wondered what we consider a true golf legend. Is it stellar play like Scottie Scheffler who rocketed to number one in the world in just 42 days that makes you a legend? Or is it a player like Sam Snead with a longevity of wins that makes you a legend? Or is it somewhere in between? To truly be a legend in a sport might be determined by the individual and not the collective.
Continue readingStaying Focused On Your Contact Point
Every golfer must perform certain, basic movements in order to maximize their swing potential. Of these, there are more important than others. Only you will know for sure which movements or non-movements are critical to hitting your ball as intended and it is part of your journey to find out. Personally, I have one that is probably the most critical to my swing and I have to use it every time I put a club in my hands.
Continue readingBrad Faxon And Putting
Brad Faxon is a well respect professional golfer who has turned mentor and teacher. He offers advice in many areas and I have used his sage wisdom in previous posts. I happen to stumble across a short video on putting where Faxon offers a fundamental tenant that all golfers should follow. It should be the basis of your putting stroke and maintained as you build your unique style of putting. It is a great tip and needs to be watched by all golfers.
Continue readingThe Most Important Tip Of Any Golf Swing
I am sure that you have read, watched, discussed, and surmised every component of a golf swing. Believe me when I tell you that I have, at nauseum, dissected even the minor movements of my golf swing. After all my efforts to be a student of the game, there is one universal unbreakable tenet that every golfer should follow.
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The Grateful Golfer 